There I sat, tapping my fingers anxiously on the armrest of seat 16A — like castanets accenting the beat inside a café cantante (singers cafe) — aboard TAP Airlines flight Eight-Six-Niner as I made my way towards Lisbon, the first leg on a six-day, whirlwind Insight Vacations‘ (Insight) journey around Portugal and Spain.
Once down on terra firma, I married up with another intrepid “band of merry media,” 25 or so fellow journalists and photographers from around the globe invited by Insight to sample a portion of its Iberian Adventure.
The Insight itinerary guaranteed a healthy dose of the sweet life along two sides of the Iberian Peninsula: a doce vida in Portugal — via Lisboa, Sintra, Azeitao, Évora and Monsaraz — and la dulce vida in Spain — via Seville and Cordoba — and, they delivered.
Why don’t you pack a bag and join me virtually as we retrace my steps, experiencing the “art of touring in style” on Insight’s Iberian Adventure, an adventure that was filled with “signature” moments, fine dining and restful nights in five-star hotels.
Just click on one of the story links below and you’ll be whisked away.
©The Palladian Traveler
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2. Walking the Decorative Cobble of Lisbon
3. The Age of Discovery began in Belém
4. I’ve died and gone to Heaven with Egg Custard on My Face
5. Framing Lisbon’s Mosteiro dos Jerónimos
7. I left My Coração in Lisbon, but My Wine Glass in The Alentejo
8. Enchanting Évora, Portugal’s Museum City
9. Never-Ending Views of a Never-Ending Day in The Alentejo
10. Hamming it up with a few Babes from Corteconcepción
11. I’m not a Barber, but I am in Seville
12. Can’t We All just get along in Córdoba
13. Savoring Seville as We Wave Adiós
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Love your new drop-down menu for Insight Vacations. Now it will be much easier to follow you and your Band of Merry Media on your adventures!
Glad you enjoyed the note and the new drop-down menu category. The “band” and I would be happy to have you virtually travel with us. We’ll let you know.